Men · World record
5 km Road
The current record and its documented progression: 5 ratified records from 2019 to 2021, with 2 otherwise annotated shown in place, plus 7 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.
12:49
Berihu AregawiETHBarcelona · 31 Dec 2021
4 years standing2 s improvementAll-time top 25 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record; hollow marks were rescinded, not ratified or are pending
Documented records
5 ratified · 2 annotated · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1372025960, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:49 | Berihu Aregawi | ETH | Barcelona | 31 Dec 2021 | 4 yrs |
| 12:51 | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | Monaco | 16 Feb 2020 | 1 yr |
| 13:18 | Rhonex Kipruto | KEN | Valencia, Spain | 12 Jan 2020 | 35 d |
| 13:22 | Robert Keter | KEN | Lille, France | 9 Nov 2019 | 64 d |
| 13:29 | Edward Cheserek AnnotatedIncomplete information | KEN | Carlsbad, United States | 7 Apr 2019 | |
| 13:29 | Julien Wanders | SUI | Monaco | 17 Feb 2019 | 265 d |
| 13:30 | Bernard Kibet Lagat AnnotatedIncomplete information | KEN | Prague, Czech Republic | 8 Sep 2018 |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.
Before official ratification
7 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only